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Originally Posted by lakeshoredrive
What a waste of land opportunity. We really don’t need another “church” or whatever it is they call themselves. There are so many of these “churches” in the city.
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The trend here is definitely downward. Tons of churches getting torn down or converted to other uses in virtually every neighborhood. West Loop does seems to be an exception, with City Church Chicago and Soul City Church both considering major expansions.
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Originally Posted by Jstange059
Strangely I noticed that developments further north (more central) tended to be single family homes, while developments further south (less central) tended to be 3 flats. Strange seeing an inverse of what you would expect from patterns of density
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The more northern area is known as "The Gap". It was kind of like a mini Lincoln Park, with middle-class people coming in (mostly Black) and rehabbing the old rowhomes during the 1980s. During this era, the neighborhood was downzoned to RS-3 which only allows single-family homes... they also created a Landmark District protecting the neighborhood. So it's basically locked into that 1980s mindset where homeowners/SFH are good and density is bad. Not much different from Lincoln Park or Old Town Triangle which are also very close to downtown.
South of 35th St, the city never downzoned and most of the land remains zoned as RM-5 or RT-4, very dense. RT-4 allows up to 3-flats while RM-5 allows up to 7 units on a standard lot or 15 units on a double lot. And Bronzeville has a lot of oversized/non-standard lots too, which allow even bigger buildings. Developers could build much denser than 3-flats if the land values ever justified it -and they are starting to do it.
This project looks like 8-flats from the front, but really each building contains 22 or 23 units. Almost NYC levels of density at 90 units/acre.
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